Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime, and Terrorism

@inproceedings{Shelley2014DirtyEC,
  title={Dirty Entanglements: Corruption, Crime, and Terrorism},
  author={Louise Shelley},
  year={2014}
}
Crime, corruption, and terrorism are increasingly entangled, emerging as ever greater threats. This convergence deserves high-level-policy attention. Using lively case studies from around the world, this book analyzes the transformation of crime and terrorism and the business logic behind illicit networks. Louise I. Shelley concludes that corruption, crime, and terrorism will remain critical security challenges in the twenty-first century as a result of globalization, technological advances… 
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